Justice · Guadalupe Street shootingAustin Guadalupe shooting: Suspected shooter called 911 after fatal shootingWritten November 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A suspected shooter called nine one one and stayed at the scene.0:10A man in his sixties died after being shot behind an Austin gas station, and0:15officers detained a man in his twenties.0:18Investigators still have to explain what drove the confrontation and determine0:22whether a criminal charge is warranted.0:24The shooting happened across from Austin State Hospital, behind a gas station in the0:29thirty-nine hundred block of Guadalupe Street.0:32That's near thirty-ninth Street in central Austin.0:35Officers responded there on Thursday, November5.0:38The gunfire came from a secluded area behind the business.0:42People use that space for parking and dumpsters, away from the main entrance.0:47Officers found the wounded man there and gave him first aid before he was taken to a0:52hospital.0:53Police were called around eleven thirty in the morning.0:56The man was pronounced dead at the hospital at eleven forty-eight.0:59The earlier time marks the police call and response.1:03The exact time of the gunfire hasn't been pinned down.1:06Police described the victim as a black man in his sixties.1:09They described the detained man as Hispanic, and in his twenties, officers said the1:15suspected shooter remained at the station and cooperated with their investigation.1:20Police received two calls to nine one one.1:23A woman pumping gas told them she heard an argument followed by several gunshots.1:28The other caller was the suspected shooter himself.1:32Officers detained him when they arrived.1:34Investigators initially believed the men didn't know each other.1:38They're still trying to determine what started the argument and why it escalated.1:43The witness's description puts an argument before the shots, but doesn't explain who1:48began the confrontation.1:49Jay Wheeler was working across the street at Midas when he heard the gunfire.1:53He recalled two shots echoing from behind the station, followed by police arriving1:58with sirens and taping off the area.2:01The precise shot count isn't clear.2:03Wheeler regularly uses the gas station.2:06After the shooting, he said he'd still go there if it was open, but would be more2:11aware of his surroundings.2:13For a worker across the street, the violence changed how he'd approach a familiar2:18stop.2:19Detectives and crime scene specialists worked through Thursday afternoon, processing2:24the alleyway and interviewing witnesses.2:26Corporal Jose Mendez said officers were canvassing for surveillance video, and2:31witnesses, investigators were also reviewing footage as they worked to reconstruct2:35the confrontation.2:36Mendez said officers had interacted with the victim several times before.2:41He didn't give details about those encounters or connect them to a reason for the2:46shooting.2:46Police assessed the shooting as an isolated incident, and said there was no ongoing2:51threat to the public.2:53Detectives continued gathering evidence, and the department designated its homicide2:58tip line for information or video connected to the shooting.3:02Police hadn't publicly identified either man in Thursday's briefing.3:06It's still unclear whether the detained man has been charged or remained in custody3:10Friday.3:11His decision to stay and cooperate leaves investigators with the same task of3:16determining criminal responsibility.3:18Police counted the death as Austin's forty-eighth homicide of twenty twenty-six, as3:24of November5.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
